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January 15, 2013

Moen Arbor with MotionSense - a faucet with a brain

Have you ever heard something about germs that you knew you would never forget? For me it was an episode of Oprah where they took samples off of surfaces in one lady's home and found all sorts of horrible things. Maybe it made me a germ freak, but I often replay some of the episode in my head when I'm cleaning or cooking in the kitchen. When I'm opening a package of uncooked meat I get pretty serious about washing every part of my body and kitchen that might have touched the meat. Okay, so I'm starting to sound crazy, but there's a point here.

Let me introduce you to my new friend: the Moen Arbor with MotionSense faucet. You see, this faucet is pretty cool and helps me relax about my germ phobia. Why? Because it's super smart. I was nerdy-excited to review it. Let me show you why.

The faucet has three ways to turn it on. There are two different types of sensors and then the regular handle as well. The first sensor is on top. It's a "wave" sensor. You wave your hand above the faucet (no contact necessary) and it turns on.

It will stay on until you wave your hand above the sensor again. This sensor is perfect for when you have dirty hands. No need to touch anything. Sweet.

The second sensor is great for my kids. The faucet turns on when your hands are under it and then turns off when they aren't. I like this "ready" sensor because I know the kids won't leave the faucet on or let the water run too long.

The installation of the faucet was comparable to a regular install. I called my handsome handyman (a.k.a. my dad) to install it for me. The packaging on this baby was awesome - a spot for everything. The batteries for the sensor were also included. (You can install an AC adapter so that batteries wouldn't be needed.)

The boys have been practicing with our new "magic faucet." They might like it as much as I do.

The nozzle pulls out like a regular drop-down faucet...

...allowing you to clean the sink so easily.

And on top of it all, it's really pretty. I love Moen products and just purchased all Moen stuff for our bathroom renovation.

So, we're pretty happy with our new kitchen friend, Arbor with MotionSense. If you're interested, you can find more product details and where it's sold by clicking here.

So, how would the Arbor with MotionSense simplify your life? Answer in the comments section to enter a drawing for a $100 Visa gift card.

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283 comments:

I think I just fell in love with that faucet! I love the fact that if my hands are covered in something, bread dough or some meat mixture, I wouldn't have to touch the faucet at all to turn it on. GENIUS!

I used to think that the touch-controlled faucets were marvels, but this is even better! I am so paranoid about touching the faucet handle when my hands are grimy (especially after touching raw meat - yuck!). I can imagine this faucet would become a new source of exploration and amusement for my three year old daughter, too!

No way, I was just thinkin about this tipe of faucet yesterday....like ..man a sensor faucest like the ones in the mall public bathroom would be so great wen your hands are covered in something, cookie dough or some meat mixture. This is great! I so need one!

We are looking for a new faucet for our kitchen sink and I was pleased to see this review!! I'm thinking we will look into it when we go shopping next month! I love how the sprayer is in the faucet, and the features would be great with 4 kids who are always washing their hands in the kitchen sink!!

I would LOVE to win this faucet! My husband is an avid outdoorsman, so I am always preparing weird proteins (like alligator!) that I am sure are quite germy. It would put my mind at ease knowing that there was one less thing that my hands would contaminate with gator/duck/deer germs.

My current faucet is a leaky mess and I think you've found my replacement for me! Our kitchen sink is the first place to wash your hands when coming in from outside so something like this would be perfect to get all those germs off without having to touch anything (especially after I've been cleaning the chicken coop and such) then all I would need is one of those nifty sensor soap dispensers.

Would love to have a Moen Motionsense faucet. I've seen the commercials and always thought these were so nifty. I really like the fact that you can install an A/C adaptor so that you don't always have to worry about replacing batteries. Thanks!

I am such a germ freak too, but only about specific things, raw meat being one of them! This faucet would make life so much easier when cooking in the kitchen. I love love love the idea! Thinking I might have to buy one one way or another! :)

This would be a dream come true! I've been wanting a faucet just like that for a long time, especially every time my hands are covered in meat or chicken juices! This is perfect timing too, as my husband recently broke our faucet...it still works but it can't be turned or pulled out easily like its supposed to do. Thanks for the chance to win!

How did you know I needed a new kitchen faucet?! :) And this one sounds too good to be true! I am just like you with raw meats in my kitchen...I wash my hands and then have to turn around and disinfect the sick and faucet that I just touched and got all icky. I love this idea!

Yes, yes, yes - I want one! It would so help me with my fear of raw meat. I cringe every time I need to wash my hands after handling raw meat. I turn on the faucet, wash my hands, then scrub the sink down like crazy, haha. This would be so perfect! I am obsessed with the idea. Genius, whoever thought of this one.

When those motion detected soap dispensers came out I said to myself, Well why does that matter you still have to touch the germ covered facet handles to turn on the water and then you wash and touch them again to turn it off. A little prohibitive I thought. This is amazing, I'm a messy, messy cook and my hands are always covered in something (a little tangent I had a science professor in high school and his motto was the best tools you have are your hands, so don't be afraid to get in there and get messy; needless to say I stir a lot of items with my hands, meatloaf for example) this would be perfect for me!

I freak out about kitchen germs, too! Especially when raw meat or eggs are involved. This faucet looks amazing for hands-free purposes. Plus, we just brought our new baby home last week, so we're doing a TON of hand washing now!

This faucet would be so handy to have in the kitchen for those times when I'm cooking and my hands get dirty. It would be great to be able to use the faucet without having to touch it with my dirty hands. Thanks for the chance to win!mvlouie99(at)yahoo(dot)com

This would be amazing especially since I do a LOT of baking. I always end up with dough all over my hands and end up asking hubs or kid to turn on the faucet for me. I think this is a great and fair review too. I'm glad you included info about in stallion not just use. Thanks!!!

The Arbor with MotionSense simplify my life because it would make it easy to turn the water on when I have my hands full in the kitchen, and I would not have to worry about getting raw egg or meat on my hands when I am cooking and transferring the bacteria to the faucet handle.

We are renters so no faucet entry for us :( boo. But I had to comment and tell you how in love I am with your kitchen! Especially the brick!!!! Oh my word, will you do a kitchen post someday and let us see all of it??? Pretty please!

What perfect timing to post about a faucet. My kitchen faucet has been leaking for a long time and just recently it's started spraying. I can't put off replacing it much longer. Thank you for the review because I look online and go to the store and never know what to buy so I go home with nothing. One question-when you are cleaning the sink and you put you hand under to wipe does the water turn on? I love the idea of this faucet but I don't really want the water to turn on anytime something moves past it.

This is such a great idea. I always have grungy hands when I'm cooking and I hate contaminating the faucet (which means I'm recontaminating my hands the next time I turn it on). I think this would also be great for my preschooler who just can't quite reach the faucet handle.

Not having to touch the faucet would make everything in my house less germy. I'm constantly trying to figure out how to turn the faucet on without contaminating it, this would solve that problem, and the problem of the currently leaking faucet in our kitchen!

Anyone with children can appreciate not having to touch the faucet if you don't have to! This would be so nice to have before/during/after cooking. I am not sure if my kids would ever stop playing with the sensor, however. :)

I love the “ready sensor” it would help simplify my life every time I cook which is pretty much every minute of the day. It would be so nice to not have to clean off the dirty faucet every time I cook. This would be such a life saver.

I have a 3.5 year old & a 3 month old. I never have 2 hands to do anything anymore. Plus our kitchen sink doesn't have a sprayer. I mean, it looks like it does, but buying a foreclosed home means that weird stuff doesn't work. And you know, having a 3.5 year old & a 3 month old aren't exactly conducive to fixing that sort of thing.

Moen Arbor with MotionSense faucet would simplify my life because I love to make bread at home and my hands could be messy after kneading the dough. The waving sensor over the faucet would help me out in the kitchen bit time to keep things clean!

Just got our's installed and really like it. However, we are seeing a water pressure issue when using the manual handle - the pressure is about 60% as strong when using the handle than when using one of the automatic modes. Anyone else seeing this with their MotionSense faucet?

Just got our's installed and really like it. However, we are seeing a water pressure issue when using the manual handle - the pressure is about 60% as strong when using the handle than when using one of the automatic modes. Anyone else seeing this with their MotionSense faucet?

I would love one of these. I hate cutting up raw chicken and then trying to lift the faucet lever with my arm or wrist. This would be a great way to solve the problem of turning on the water whenever I have sticky hands or fingers. -- onefrugalgirl AT gmail DOT com

Ooh, I was going to comment even before seeing that there was a giveaway! This faucet would be so perfect, for the same reasons you mentioned- not having to touch it with dirty hands, and not allowing the kids to leave it running (a problem in my house). Saving this post for later reference!

Moen products are really great and my husband usually buys me the cheapest faucets they have. I'd love to owe one like this especially when I am canning or needing the pull out faucet. Thanks for the giveaway. :)

This faucet would make life easier because I have 2 boys and knowing they could walk up to the faucet without a chair to use the sink would be such a help not to mention the fact that the water would turn itself off so I don't have to worry about wasting water :)

This faucet would make life easier because I have 2 boys and knowing they could walk up to the faucet without a chair to use the sink would be such a help not to mention the fact that the water would turn itself off so I don't have to worry about wasting water :)

My husband and I were having a conversation the other day about our kitchen faucet and how it needs to be replaced. I LOVE how you don't have to touch the handle...I am way OCD about getting germs on the kitchen faucet especially after handling raw chicken or any kind of meat. THANKS! ashleygatewood1(AT)gmail.com

I have two young sons with an amazing ability to create mess, this faucet would make my life so much easier due to its ready sensor! It’s difficult to hold two toddlers and turn on a faucet so I cannot imagine how amazing this would be!

What a help when making dinner and touching poultry. This way I would not have to get the knobs dirty. It would be more sanitary. It would be a great help too for those who have colds so that when you want to wash hands that the germs do not get the surface of the knobs either.

This would so help me out in so many ways, number one would be the faucet we have would even be at risk of being jarred around causing loseness and leaks and repairs because it would be motion activated.classy_mommie@yahoo.com

This would simplify my life because it would save water by turning off automatically and also I wouldn’t get the faucet dirty since I wouldn’t need to touch it with my dirty hands!Thank you for the giveaway :)hurdler4eva(at)gmail(dot)com

I live in a house where the previous owners made righty friendly faucets. Thing is, we're lefties. So this would make our lives easier, especially as our sleeves keep getting wet!! tamarsweeps-at-gmail-dot-com

This would make cooking and cleaning so much easier. At times, when my hands are full of food, like when I make meatloaf, this faucet would really be much easier to use and not get all dirty. I also encourage my kids to wash their hands often and I think this faucet would encourage them to wash.Thanks so much.rickpeggysmith(at)aol(dot)com

I would love to have a faucet like this. I recently replaced my kitchen faucet and just didn’t take the time to look into the motion sensor type. But it would be extremely helpful when working with things like raw chicken.

Also, I am a fanatic about no spots on my faucet (or anything else for that matter!). Every time I reach up to push the lever on my faucet, water on my hands drips…. and I have to clean the drips…. AGAIN. I wipe those darn things a hundred times a day!

this faucet would simplify my life by making it SO much easier to wash my hands when they are covered with something, to fill pots, and I wouldn't have to clean the faucet handle as often because I wouldn't be getting it dirty!

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